investment
UK/in'vestmәnt/US
NGSL 1kIELTSB2
Definitions
n.
The act of putting money into something to make a profit
投资（行为）
n.
A thing (asset, business, or amount of money) that you invest in
投资项目；投入的资金
n.
The amount of time or effort committed to something
（时间、精力的）投入
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedinvest (clothe money in a new form) + -ment (act or result) = either the act of investing or the money/asset so committed. It picked up only invest's financial life, not its older 'granting of office' meaning — that survives separately in investiture.
Root vest_garment still carries 6 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.make an investment进行投资
- 2.return on investment投资回报率
- 3.foreign investment外国投资
- 4.long-term investment长期投资
Example Sentences
- 1.
The new factory was a huge investment for the company.
- 2.
Good education is an investment in your future.
- 3.
Their investment in the startup tripled within two years.